Lead Relay Protection Engineer
Company: Blue Ridge Power
Location: Asheville
Posted on: May 27, 2023
Job Description:
Blue Ridge Power is a clean infrastructure construction company
for projects across the United States. The company brings
integrated engineering, a qualified professional labor force and an
expansive fleet of equipment to serve the needs of clients looking
for a turnkey solution for solar and solar + storage projects. Blue
Ridge Power currently oversees more than 1 GW of operational assets
and has 1.3 GW under construction, with 4.8 GW in the pipeline for
construction in 2022 - 24. For more information, visit
blueridgepower.com.
The position is responsible for relay settings development and
technical design support for the relay engineering group of Blue
Ridge Power (BRP). The Lead Engineer will also perform the role of
Owners Engineer for design produced by contractors for BRP. The
Lead Engineer is responsible for scheduling, engineering labor
estimate, relay design estimates, relay settings, communication
design, and compliance. This position is designated as a
safety-sensitive position.
What You'll Do
- Plan, coordinate, assign, and schedule relay design work tasks
including project scope development, cost estimating, proposal
development, design preparation, and assembling relay packages for
commissioning and testing.
- Lead efforts in the development and implementation of standards
for relay equipment, material, design, testing, and construction
requirements for transmission substations.
- Implement the company design processes, procedures, and the use
of computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) software applications
to ensure consistency, quality, and efficiency in the station
design process.
- Implement the development of relay material specifications,
selection, evaluation of materials, and failure analysis to
determine root cause.
- Provide input to budget development related to station design
and material procurement for BRP estimators. Aid in cost variance
analysis post-project completion to improve estimates.
- Work closely with other engineering groups within BRP to
coordinate all aspects of solar and battery storage
engineering.
- Act as Owners Engineer for design work performed by outside
consultants. Responsibility includes evaluation of design per scope
of work, BRP standards, and error rate.
- Act as design engineer for design for in-house projects for BRP
substation group.
- Develop and perform QAQC (Quality Assurance and Quality
Control) for relay settings both internally and externally.
- Actively participate in industry forums, conferences, and other
company initiatives to support BRP in its mission.
- Review and seal drawing sets, relay settings, and associated
reports.
- Manage direct reports and the resourcing loading of those
reports efficiently.
- Analyze disturbance records and develop relay-specific
solutions as required.
- Represent BRP as a subject matter expert in customer facing
calls.
- Other duties as assigned. Must-Haves
- Minimum of 9-15 years of related electric utility engineering
experience.
- Must be a registered Professional Engineer.
- Demonstrated knowledge of electric system components and
related communications and protection functions.
- Demonstrated knowledge of relay protection schemes,
inverter-based generator protection, DTT, utility coordination, and
communication protocols.
- Demonstrated knowledge of generator stability and dynamic
operation analysis. Ability to perform study/or produce dynamic
simulation files preferred.
- Experience with performing post-fault event analysis
preferred.
- Demonstrated expertise in modeling, setting, and coordinating
relays using ETAP / PSSE CAPE/ASPEN.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze performance, process
improvements, and standardization activities.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written
skills.
- Flexible and adaptable commercial agility; ability to reorder
critical design projects based on new commercial requirements,
under tight deadlines and sometimes changing requirements.
- Demonstrated strong organizational skills. Education and
Certifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical and
Computer Engineering. Work Environment and Physical Demand
- May require lifting/carrying items up to 30 pounds.
- Travel up to 25%.
- Site visits to various projects may be required on a
per-project basis.
- Must be able to sit/stand at a desk and utilize a computer, for
extended periods of time.
- Position is remote.
Blue Ridge Power believes in taking care of our employees by
offering benefits that support their physical, mental, and
financial well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package includes
medical, dental, vision, matching 401k, Paid Time Off, paid
holidays, training, and development, giving back to the community,
remote work options, dog-friendly offices, and much more. Blue
Ridge Power is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the
workplace.
Blue Ridge Power does not accept any unsolicited resumes or
referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies.
Keywords: Blue Ridge Power, Asheville , Lead Relay Protection Engineer, Engineering , Asheville, North Carolina
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